> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ed Gould > Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2006 3:52 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: Support for MVS/SP 3.2.2 on zSeries??? >
<snip> > > That is entirely a different matter. > > It really depends on a lot of things like what version of cobol they > were running. It might be just a recompile (if you are lucky) with > minimal changes. > > If its assembler there are too many unknowns (for my taste) and at > least a scan of the source with an eye towards an OS dependency. > If there are other languages its up for grabs, IMO. There might be a > whole re-write or just a lot of code to go through, its really > difficult to say. > > You might luck out and vary little might be needed for update, its > really hard to tell and only a person with a precticed eye can tell > you for sure where the trouble spots will be. > > Ed Yeah. I hope like the blazes that they don't have IMS. We had a sister company with IMS/DB that they used in CICS. Getting them up to date on IMS so that they could get up to date on CICS and z/OS was a terrible trial. I still have nightmares! -- John McKown Senior Systems Programmer UICI Insurance Center Information Technology This message (including any attachments) contains confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose, and its content is protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message and are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this transmission, or taking any action based on it, is strictly prohibited. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
